Vandalism suspect captured on video

Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 5:59 p.m.

Ocala police have released surveillance video of a man they believe may be responsible for several acts of vehicle vandalism, with tires slashed, punctured or cut last weekend.

The video shows a white male wearing a white T-shirt and light colored shorts, with sunglasses hanging around his neck. He is barefoot and is seen walking through a parking lot heading toward more than one vehicle.

<p>Ocala police have released surveillance video of a man they believe may be responsible for several acts of vehicle vandalism, with tires slashed, punctured or cut last weekend.</p><p>The video shows a white male wearing a white T-shirt and light colored shorts, with sunglasses hanging around his neck. He is barefoot and is seen walking through a parking lot heading toward more than one vehicle.</p><p>The incidents included:</p><p>- Tires slashed on Chevy 3500 vans owned by Lake Limo Inc. at 1515 E. Silver Springs Blvd.</p><p>- A slashed tire on a Dodge Caravan registered to the Department of Veteran Affairs, which was in the same parking lot.</p><p>- Two tires slashed on a company vehicle and four tires slashed on the bloodmobile at the Lifesouth Blood Bank at 1607 E. Silver Springs Blvd.</p><p>- A tire slashed on a Nissan truck in the parking lot at Regional Pest Control at 1729 E. Silver Springs Blvd.</p><p>- A tire punctured on a Dodge van parked in front of the Chevron gas station at 1327 E. Silver Springs Blvd.</p><p>Anyone with who can identify the person in the video can call Detective Mike Bowman at 629-3429.</p><p><i>Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118 or austin.miller@starbanner.com.</i></p>